2003 Fordham Rams football team

2003 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Record9–3 (4–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Foley (5th season)
Captains
  • Kevin Eakin
  • Colby Khuns
  • Dan McGrath
  • Kirwin Watson
Home stadiumCoffey Field
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Colgate $^   7 0     15 1  
No. 23 Lehigh   6 1     8 3  
Fordham   4 3     9 3  
Bucknell   4 3     6 6  
Towson   3 4     6 6  
Lafayette   2 5     5 6  
Georgetown   1 6     4 8  
Holy Cross   1 6     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A year after winning the conference championship, Fordham tied for third in the Patriot League.

In their fifth and final year under head coach Dave Clawson, the Rams compiled a 9–3 record. Kevin Eakin, Colby Khuns, Dan McGrath and Kirwin Watson were the team captains.[1]

The Rams outscored opponents 386 to 251. Their 4–3 conference record tied for third out of eight in the Patriot League standings.[2]

The Rams were ranked No. 13 in the preseason Division I-AA national poll, and moved up and down in the rankings during the year, reaching as high as No. 9 and dropping to No. 25 on two occasions, including the final week of the season. After that last game, Fordham dropped farther and finished the year unranked.

Fordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university's Rose Hill campus in The Bronx, in New York City.

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 162. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 9. Retrieved August 10, 2020.